One of my favorite places to visit on the Big Island is a series of tidepools at Miloliʻi where the last remaining Hawaiian fishing village remains. Located 33 miles south of Kailua-Kona, the fishing village of Miloliʻi existed for generations prior to Western...

On my third day on the Big Island, we took a long drive to the Kona-Kohala Coast to see honu or Hawaiian green sea turtles at Kīholo Bay. Kīholo Bay spans several miles of coast between North Kona and South Kohala. Most of the bay is surrounded by private property but...

I hiked in and around Kawainui and Hamakua Marshes to see the progress being made to restore the native wetlands in windward Oʻahu. Kawainui and Hamakua Marshes are the largest remaining wetlands in the Hawaiian Islands encompassing nearly 830 acres of land in...

I hiked along the middle reaches of Wailuku River, the largest river in Hawaii which flows 26-miles down the slopes of Mauna Kea into Hilo Bay, to see the plants and animals that live halfway up the river. The Wailuku River begins as a trickle at the 10,800 foot level...

The winter months are a great time to hike along the Waianae Coast to Kaena Point — the western-most tip of O’ahu — to see the creatures that live along the largest stretch of undeveloped coastline on the island. I started the 4-mile round trip hike...

I joined the trail maintenance crew of the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club (HTMC) to clear the Koloa Gulch trail in Hau’ula which leads to a charming waterfall and pool at the end of the gulch. Koloa is one of a series of narrow stream gulches in Hauula...